AND THE WINNERS ARE......... (PHOTOS ADDED)
On September 3, 2024 Red River Valley Baseball handed out the 2024 RRVB Awards at its first ever awards banquet. And the winners are:
11UA Player of the Year
- Jace Thompson (Gateway Flyers 11UA #1)
- Jonah Kroeker (Gateway Flyers 11UA #2) - WINNER
Jonah Kroeker, Kevin Booker (Baseball Manitoba)
11UAA Player of the Year
- Jacob McDonald (RRVB 11UAA Pioneers (Red)) - WINNER
- Luka Paulic (RRVB 11UAA Pioneers (Blue))
RRVB 11UAA Pioneers (Red) Assistant Coach on behalf of Jacob McDonald, Kevin Booker (Baseball Manitoba)
13UAA / AAA Player of the Year
- Peyton St. Pierre (RRVB 13UAAA Pioneers)
- Luca Vieira (RRVB 13UAAA Pioneers) - WINNER
Luca Vieira, Kevin Booker (Baseball Manitoba)
15UAA / AAA Player of the Year
- Evan Adams (RRVB Pioneers 15UAAA Pioneers)
- Mathieu Prairie (RRVB Pioneers 15UAAA Pioneers) - WINNER
- Haddon Kroeker (RRVB Pioneers 15UAA (Blue))
Mathieu Prairie, Kevin Booker (Baseball Manitoba)
18U Player of the Year
- Nathaniel Ellis (Springfield Hawks 18UA)
- Liam Jurkowski (Elmwood Giants 18UAA)
- Luke Mineault (Elmwood Giants 18UAAA) - WINNER
Ethan Debiuk (on behalf of Luke Mineault), Kevin Booker (Baseball Manitoba)
Challenger Player of the Year
- Claire Harvey - WINNER
Claire Harvey, Kevin Booker (Baseball Manitoba)
Kevin Crouch Youth Umpire of the Year
- Ryese Dreger - WINNER
Ryese Dreger, Kevin Booker (Baseball Manitoba)
Clarence Ledoux Umpire of the Year
- Brian Cox - WINNER
Brian Cox, Kevin Booker (Baseball Manitoba)
Grassroots Coach of the Year (A)
- Bart Neal (East St. Paul Aces 11UA #1)
- Scott Candler (Gateway Flyers 11UA #1)
- Paul Suchoplas (East End Wings 15UA)
- Matt Estrada (East St Paul Aces 13UA / East St Paul Aces 15UA) - WINNER
High Performance Coach of the Year (AA / AAA)
- Chris Bromley (RRVB Pioneers 11UAA (Red))
- Derek Helgason (Elmwood Giants 18UAA)
- Dennis Sworyk (Elmwood Giants 18UAAA) - WINNER
- Steve Grewinski (RRVB Pioneers 13UAAA Pioneers)
- Keith Bousquet (RRVB Pioneers 11UAA (Blue))
Dennis Sworyk, Kevin Booker (Baseball Manitoba)
Grassroots Team of the Year (A)
- Gateway Flyers 11UA #1
- East End Wings 15UA - WINNER
- East St. Paul Aces 11UA #2
Paul Suchoplas. Nic Suchoplas, Evan Basarab, Kevin Booker (Baseball Manitoba)
High Performance Team of the Year (AA / AAA)
- RRVB Pioneers 11UAA (Red)
- RRVB Pioneers 13UAAA
- Elmwood Giants 18UAAA - WINNER
Gerry Ouellette, Dennis Sworyk, Jackson Gwynne, Tom Turner, John Pelletier, Ethan Debiuk, Trevor Mineault, Kevin Booker (Baseball Manitoba)
Volunteer of the Year
- Mike Gordon
- Trevor Mineault
- Dan Cox - WINNER
Dan Cox, Kevin Booker (Baseball Manitoba)
President's Award
The Dreger Family - WINNER
Dan Cox (RRVB President), The Dreger Family, Kevin Booker (Baseball Manitoba)
Thank you to everyone who submitted award nominations, and those who attended the great celebration!!
